Tuesday, December 24, 2013

In the Pale Moonlight

Dad's gotta convince the Romulans to enter in the warCommitted to a plan, like he was stepping through that doorWhen the news comes in they lost the battle for BetazedAbandon the planet like Sarpeidons and A-to-zed(1)But other times he finds he's unsure of that positionMake a bribe to Quark, his faith in Rules of AcquisitionIs restored, dad's doubts get ignored'Cause now there's a senator coming on boardRod's fraudulent, but show the RomulansAnd maintain that it's perfectly cromulent(2)Like trying to bluff Balok back aboard the Fesarius(3)But Captain Kirk's associates were never this nefarious

With the truth exposed, so Romulus goes from neutral to opponent

A fair approximation(4), but it only convinced him for a moment

Until it's clear that Garak just wanted him on the station

To plant a bomb on his shuttle, looks like Dominion assassination

Is it abandoning what he stands for, or protecting the Greater Good?(5)

Just like Sandford NWA hiding Under the Hood(6)

One senator, one crook, and unless he's off the mark

Starfleet's struck a bargain would be the envy of Quark

Mr. Atoz was a librarian who oversaw the atavachron, used by inhabitants of the planet Sarpeidon to escape an imminent supernova in the episode "All Our Yesterdays".

Neologism from The Simpsons episode "Lisa the Iconoclast", meaning valid or acceptable.

From TOS's "The Corbomite Maneuver", where Captain Kirk successfully bluffs the captain of the Fesarius.

Senator Vreenak's description of the replicated Kali-fal, which could also be applied to the holographic simulation.

From Hot Fuzz, where the Sandford Neighborhood Watch Association, in hooded cloaks, kills undesirable elements claiming it was for "the greater good".

Autobiography of the superhero Nite Owl / Hollis Mason in Watchmen, who was portrayed by Stephen McHattie (Senator Vreenak) in the film version.